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  • Friday, November 28, 2008 03:57 PM

    AKA Smith

    Far be it from me to interpose myself between you and Kitt. However, I do have a question about a comment you made: Yet somehow, we must -- as a way to get Bin Laden -- re-engage with the Taliban, infuriate Pakistan, and do nation building (spread Democracy) in Afghanistan?

    It's my understanding that the Pakistani ISI has backed the Taliban for several years (indeed, the ISI probably was the primary force in the creation of the Taliban). Why, then, would this "infuriate Pakistan"?

    Have I read this right?

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